US
February 1962- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records R 2010
- Format
- LP
Vinyl pressings
by Sammy Davis Jr. · 1962
Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
(Side A Etched): R-2010-A-2 10,042
(Side B Etched): R-2010-B-2 10,043
RI - 10042 27-3-63Runout area side A
RI - 10043 27-3-62Runout area side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Reprise Records R-2010First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Reprise Records 70250IT / Ariola 70250ITFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Italy | Reprise Records RI 2010First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | UK | Reprise Records R 2010First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | US | Reprise Records R-2010First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Reprise Records R9-2010 / Reprise Records FS-2010LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Reprise Records R 2010First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | US | Reprise Records R9-2010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Reprise Records RI 6010LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Valiant Records VS 102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Valiant Records VS 102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Summit SRA 250-501 / Valiant Records SRA 250-501LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records R-2010LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records S 70 251 ITLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-7086LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Reprise Records R-2010LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Reprise Records R 2010, released February 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 2010, R9-2010, R-2010, 70250IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.